Originally Posted by
KPM
What do you think of Wing Chun in Sanshou competitions?
I think San Shou competitions are a wonderful testbed for martial artists.
If the only exposure someone has to a San Shou environment is at a tournament, though... what's the point?
I say, get a few people in class trained up as judges and refs; Get some AIBA approved equipment, for maximum safety; and have your own in-house sessions. Dedicate at least one class a week to San Shou sparring, and one class a month to San Shou proper. That way, there's a possibility of actually learning to express the concepts of your own specific art within San Shou rules. No real in-house San Shou means no real knowledge of the environment. That's been the biggest drawback of Wing Chun and other arts... they don't have in-house San Shou. Only pseudo San Shou, often with light contact and no throws.
San Shou is a training tool, not a style in and of itself. Use the tool to train, and you will get results.
"It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own." -Cicero
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The original post asked about WING CHUN in San Shou comps. It didn't ask about adaptations or modifications of Wing Chun. There is absolutely nothing wrong with cross-training and using approachs other than Wing Chun. But if you are doing most of your fighting on the outside....it ain't Wing Chun! That was the point, and hence back to the original question in the post that started the whole thread. I never said San Shou is Wing Chun. Terence never said San Shou is Wing Chun. No one ever said there is anything wrong with kickboxing. But kickboxing is not Wing Chun. Can you follow that logic? 
